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Space Issues And Bias

Technology Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at Discover Financial for 6 years
June 2, 2017
Riverwoods, Illinois
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

HQ location is good if you don't live in the city. The vacation policy is generous. The move towards working remotely is well supported by technology enhancements.

Cons

MAJOR facility space issues.

No space to sit, so open floor plan with bean bag chairs.

No parking spaces; people drive around for a half hour to find a spot.

No meeting rooms available to support the "agile process" being pushed so hard.

Wait in line an hour for subpar, overpriced lunch.

One project that has gone on for 7 years and is bleeding money just sweeps up resources of all kinds to make a date so it can be perceived as a success and the CIO can be listed in a magazine as successful. "Alternate Facts" in Discover world.

Complete gender bias against women.

Passive women are promoted to provide a superficial appearance of equality.

Women that speak out about issues are considered "not a team player".

The same sentence spoken by a male is "constructive feedback".

Reduce overwhelming, government-line bureaucratic processes that have built up over time, and you wouldn't need DMS. People could get 100% more work done by simply eliminating paperwork and unnecessary meetings.

Advice to Management

Stop pretending DMS is a huge success (alternate fact). It is not.

Build another building and add parking.

Provide true gender equality throughout the organization.

Add more people to the cafeteria so everyone doesn't spend an hour waiting in line. Such a waste of resource time.

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